The MPs decided. The fate of the state budget for 2026 is decided

MPs voted on the budget bill. The Minister of Finance and Economy, Andrzej Domański, talked about its details for a long time, and he had already indicated three priorities of the 2026 budget: security, investments and support for citizens while maintaining the stability of public finances.

The Sejm did not agree to reject the draft budget for 2026 – the majority supported further work on the document.

The MPs decided to send the bill for further work

202 MPs voted for the act, 234 were against and 5 abstained. This means that both the main budget act and the budget-related act were referred to the Public Finance Committee for further work.

The remaining parliamentary committees have until October 24 to submit their opinions and proposals for amendments, and the parliamentary finance committee will adopt the overall report by November 21. This is a key stage of work on the document that will set the state’s financial framework for next year.

Heated parliamentary discussion on the budget with long-defined positions

The Law and Justice Club submitted a motion to reject the budget, citing three key reasons. – The sum of the deficits of this government’s three budgets is PLN 770 billion, and the sum of the debt is PLN 100 billion in just three years and we cannot allow this to happen, warned Zbigniew Kuźmiuk. According to PiS MPs, the government does not monitor revenues, which remain at only PLN 600 billion, which is a cause for concern. – You propose a decrease in the real wages of public sector employees and permanent underfinancing of hospitals – explained the PiS MP.

The leader of the Confederation, Sławomir Mentzen, demanded savings: – We have the highest increase in debt in the entire European Union, a record deficit, and forecasts indicate that in 2029 our debt will amount to 75%. GDP. We need to cut social spending. Social transfers currently account for 18%. GDP, while in Sweden it is 11% and in Germany 16%. – he explained.

– Do you want to completely deprive Poles of this support? Not everyone was as successful as President Mentzen – MP Sławomir Ćwik from Poland 2050 defended Poles.

As expected, members of the Civic Coalition defended the draft budget for 2026: – PLN 248 billion for health, PLN 202 billion for national defense, PLN 275 billion for local governments – said MP Marek Sowa, accusing his PiS colleagues of “only spoiling, nothing more.”

– The budget is weak because it lacks funds for investments, science and research. Expenditures on development are discreditably low, said Razem Party MP Adrian Zandberg. He announced that he would submit amendments increasing the financing of public health care and real raises for public sector employees.

The bill assumes a real GDP growth of 3.5%.That is almost three times more than the projected growth in the euro zone. The growth is to be driven by investments supported by funds from the KPO. The government also assumes a gradual stabilization of inflation – the average annual rate is expected to be 3.0%. The unemployment rate is expected to drop to 5%. and wage growth – realistically exceed 3%. in 2026. The Sejm has time to vote on the budget until the end of January 2026.